Following a Welsh Conservative debate on tourism in the Senedd, Laura Anne Jones, Shadow Minister for Tourism, said:
“Tourism is hugely important to the Welsh economy, and to employment in many Welsh communities.
“While Labour are committed to their damaging tourism tax, I’m pleased they have agreed to implement parts of our plan for tourism to future-proof the industry.
“We will continue to push against that toxic tax which will risk jobs in our world-class tourism sector.”
Also commenting, Chairman of the Wales Tourism Alliance, Suzy Davies, said:
“We are pleased to see that Senedd members have been given the chance to debate tourism. The opportunities and challenges the industry faces need thorough scrutiny.
“The slew of policies damaging jobs and income, without any evidence of benefit elsewhere, points to the need to amend them or scrap them altogether. A review is now overdue.”
